Bird News - December 2018

This is a news service only and the reports are unchecked. All records submitted via the "Submit record" page will be sent to the Bulletin Bird Notes Compiler and entered onto the DOS database even if they do not appear here. Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

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• Bolsover (SK4671) 2 Waxwings (via DBFG)
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 154 Canada Goose, 19 Pochard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 20 Cormorant, 28 Tree Sparrow, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Peregrine, 3 Ruff, 31 Little Grebe, 6 Great Black-backed Gull
• Clay Cross (SK3963) 5 Bullfinch
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret
• Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 50 Wigeon, 1 Dunnock, 1 Gadwall, 10 Wood Pigeon, 13 Teal, 15 Coot, 18 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 23 Pink-Footed Goose, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Moorhen, 3 Redwing, 3 Wren, 5 Robin, 6 Blackbird, 7 Canada Goose, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Great Tit, 9 Shoveler
• Holmgate (SK3863) 1 Dunnock, 1 Great Tit
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Willow Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Treecreeper
• Rose End Meadows (SK2956) 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Stock Dove, 11 Bullfinch, 15 Goldfinch, 16 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 25 Jackdaw, 3 Redwing, 30 Wood Pigeon, 4 Coal Tit, 4 Magpie, 5 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 5 Wren
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Buzzard, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 21 Red-Legged Partridge
• Willington GP (SK283271) 1 Great White Egret

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Snipe, 28 Lapwing, 328 Black-headed Gull, 41 Teal, 5 Common Gull, 6 Moorhen, 9 Mallard
• Buxton (SK0574) 1 Woodcock
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, Hooded Merganser, 17 Goosander, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Cetti’s Warbler
• Long Eaton (SK4934) 1 Sparrowhawk
• Longshaw (SK2679) 24 Mandarin
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK3337) 1 Little Grebe, 16 Moorhen, 17 Tufted Duck, 18 Coot, 2 Little Egret, 5 Goosander
• Monyash (SK1566) 500 Starling
• Moscar (SK2187) 11 Red Grouse
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Coal Tit, 1 Kestrel, 180 Chaffinch, 3 Fieldfare, 4 Siskin
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Shelduck, 93 Common Gull
• Staveley SF (SK4476) 1 Barn Owl, 1 Jay, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellowhammer, 11 Mallard, 15 Blue Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Pheasant, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Wren, 5 Carrion Crow, 6 Blackbird, 6 Magpie, 7 Fieldfare, 7 Robin, 85 Wood Pigeon
• Stockley (SK4667) 2 Goosander, 70 Pink-Footed Goose
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Buzzard, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1000 Corvids, 11 Goosander, 2 Cormorant, 2 Wigeon, 3 Coot, 30 Lapwing, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 85 Greylag Goose, 98 Canada Goose

• Ambaston (SK4233) 1 Great Tit, 124 Jackdaw, 4 Goosander
• Brackenfield (SK3758) 70 Redwing
• Breaston (SK4533) 2 Common Gull, 25 House Sparrow
• Cauldwell (SK2517) 1 Kestrel
• Dove Valley Lake (SK2031) 310 Lapwing
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 150 Mallard, 195 Cormorant, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2000 Jackdaw, 46 Lapwing, 8 Greylag Goose
• Great Wilne (SK4430) 1 Fieldfare
• Hayfield (SK0386) 2 Brambling, 2 Goosander, 30 Fieldfare, 40 Pink-Footed Goose
• Long Eaton (SK4933) 18 Goldfinch
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Siskin, 1 Stonechat, 104 Pochard, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Egret, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Bullfinch, 7 Goldeneye
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 243 Lapwing, 60 Teal, 7 Goosander
• Pinxton (SK4555) 1 Blackcap
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Buzzard
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) 11 Common Gull, 12 Pochard, 181 Wigeon, 2 Siskin, 2 Teal, 29 Mute Swan, 35 Goldfinch, 68 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk

• Apperknowle (SK3878) 3 Buzzard
• Barrow GP (SK3527) 1 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 1 Goosander, 14 Goldeneye, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 29 Cormorant, 3 Shelduck, 429 Canada Goose, 59 Greylag Goose, 9 Grey Heron
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 1 Whooper Swan
• Findern (SK3030) 106 Canada Goose
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit
• Glossop (SK033940) 7 Waxwing
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 1 Muscovy Duck, 16 Moorhen, 2 Egyptian Goose, 7 Shoveler
• Norbriggs Flash (SK4475) 1 Buzzard, 1 Gadwall, 1 Kestrel, 11 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing, 14 Great Tit, 16 Black-headed Gull, 16 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 23 Blackbird, 3 Yellowhammer, 4 Bullfinch
• Press Res. (SK3565) 150 Fieldfare
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Buzzard, 11 Red-Legged Partridge
• Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 115 Mallard
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Shelduck, 1 Goosander, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Pochard, 12 Grey Heron, 19 Shoveler, 19 Tufted Duck, 27 Gadwall, 5 Water Rail, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Grey Heron, 9 Herring Gull, 98 Teal

• Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 1 Grey Heron, 28 Tufted Duck
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 100 Pink-Footed Goose, 20 Herring Gull, 21 Canada Goose, 25 Teal, 300 Starling, 4 Coot
• Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 42 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 96 Teal
• Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 1 Pochard, 1 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 103 Mallard, 154 Coot, 164 Canada Goose, 19 Moorhen, 19 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Mandarin, 310 Greylag Goose, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Goosander, 9 Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 90 Goldfinch
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 2 Egyptian Goose, 66 Mallard, 7 Shoveler
• Locko Park/Lake (SK4038) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Shoveler, 12 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 2 Goosander, 90 Canada Goose
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK3337) 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Little Egret, 6 Goosander
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goosander
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Buzzard, 11 Red-Legged Partridge
• Shipley (SK459456) 19 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 3 Jack Snipe, 75 Common Gull
• Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 1 Water Rail, 106 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 22 Tufted Duck, 6 Goosander
• Tideswell (SK1575) 200 Pink-Footed Goose

• Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 3 Ring-necked Parakeet
• Anchor Church (SK3327) 45 Mute Swan
• Big Moor (SK2776) 1 Barn Owl
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 1 Whooper Swan
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Pintail, 1 Snipe, 10 Pochard, 20 Teal, 4 Goldeneye, 540 Wigeon, 55 Linnet, 81 Coot
• Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Red Kite
• Kelstedge (SK3363) 6 Bullfinch
• Kinder Scout (SK0888) 1 Woodcock
• Little Eaton (SK364415) 1 Blackcap
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Goosander, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 5 Snipe
• Milton (SK3226) 95 Mute Swan
• New Mills (SK0085) 1 Barn Owl
• Ramsley Moor (SK2875) 200 Brambling, 3 Treecreeper, 30 Siskin, 5 Goldcrest
• Smalley (SK4044) 1 Woodcock, 7 Snipe
• Staveley SF (SK4476) 1 Barn Owl
• Twyford (SK3228) 247 Canada Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 18 Shoveler, 183 Teal, 35 Gadwall
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Barn Owl

• Belper (SK3547) 2 Blackcap
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Little Egret, 12 Pochard, 22 Goosander
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Kingfisher, 168 Wigeon
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Merlin, 1 Red-Legged Partridge, 1 Treecreeper
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Jack Snipe, 3 Gadwall, 62 Common Gull
• Whaley Bridge (SK0181) 1 Barnacle Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 4 Pochard, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Water Rail

• Calver Sough (SK2474) 1 Chiffchaff
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 1 Stonechat, 1 Whooper Swan, 34 Mute Swan
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 38 Canada Goose, 6 Teal, 6 Twite, 7 Tufted Duck, 70 Pink-Footed Goose
• Freebirch (SK3073) 1 Little Owl
• Long Eaton GP (SK505317) 3 Kestrel
• Longshaw Lodge (SK2679) 200 Brambling
• Milton (SK3226) 33 Mute Swan
• Repton (SK3026) 158 Wigeon, 175 Canada Goose
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Red-Legged Partridge, 5 Grey Partridge, 8 Long-tailed Tit
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Goldeneye

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Muscovy Duck, 106 Canada Goose, 114 Greylag Goose, 2 Buzzard, 3 Snipe, 47 Teal, 48 Lapwing
• Allestree (SK3439) 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Raven, 50 Magpie
• Great Hucklow (SK1777) 1 Barn Owl
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Siskin
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Owl, 14 Mute Swan

• Alvaston (SK3833) 14 Magpie, 35 Goldfinch
• Ashbourne Airfield (SK1945) 1 Jack Snipe
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Locko Park/Lake (SK4038) 1 Jay, 1 Shoveler, 2 Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Mistle Thrush
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 150 Pink-Footed Goose, 31 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall

• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 25 Goosander, 1 Woodcock, 2 Cetti's Warbler
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 5 Shoveler
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Goldeneye

• Barlow (SK3474) 70 Lapwing
• Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 1 Buzzard, 1 Cormorant, 120 Wood Pigeon, 3 Magpie
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Peregrine
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Pochard, 200 Teal, 23 Goosander
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 4 Jack Snipe
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Skylark, 11 Canada Goose, 23 Rook, 4 Cormorant, 4 Fieldfare, 4 Teal, 40 Redwing, 7 Long-tailed Tit
• Whaley Bridge (SK0082) 1 Wren, 30 Fieldfare
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Pink-Footed Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 100 Herring Gull, 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Goosander, 3000 Black-headed Gull
• Youlgreave (SK2064) 3 Waxwing

• Big Moor (SK2776) 1 Barn Owl
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver
• Hilton GP (SK2531) 2 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Wodopecker, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit
• Long Eaton GP (SK5133) 2 Treecreeper, 6 Little Egret
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 1 Brambling
• Wadshelf (SK3170) 1 Barn Owl

• Combs Res. (SK0479) 3 Whooper Swan
• Ringwood Park (SK4173) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen, 5 Blue Tit, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Great Tit, 8 Mallard

• Ashover Rocks(`Fabric') (SK3563) 55 Fieldfare
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Barn Owl, 5 Brambling
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Stonechat, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goosander, 2 Raven
• Miller's Dale (SK1473) 1 Dipper, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 150 Redwing, 2 Buzzard, 2 Treecreeper, 35 Fieldfare, 40 Jackdaw, 90 Wood Pigeon
• Monsal Dale (SK1771) 1 Jay, 100 Redwing, 15 Chaffinch, 2 Raven, 250 Fieldfare, 3 Sparrowhawk, 7 Mistle Thrush
• Press Res. (SK3565) 1 Marsh Tit, 27 Fieldfare, 32 Chaffinch
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, 110 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing, 2 Raven
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redshank, 1 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Herring Gull, 8 Pochard

• Barrow GP (SK3527) 1 Egyptian Goose, 155 Lapwing, 2 Goosander, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Shelduck, 21 Herring Gull, 25 Cormorant, 250 Wigeon, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Goldeneye
• Beeley Moor 'Triangle' (SK2967) 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting
• Buxton (SK0573) 1 Jackdaw
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 1 Peregrine
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Freebirch (SK3073) 1 Little Owl
• Harland Edge (SK2868) 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 4 Raven
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK3337) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Little Egret
• Milton (SK3226) 26 Mute Swan
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 4 Little Egret
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Kestrel, 1 Pheasant, 1 Pied Wagtail, 120 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 4 Red-Legged Partridge
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 10 Snipe, 2 Stonechat
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Jack Snipe
• Stanton Pools (SK2720) 1 Pintail

• Ashbourne Airfield (SK1945) 12 Meadow Pipit, 2 Snipe, 20 Skylark
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit
• Great Longstone (SK203714) 5 Brambling
• Holmgate (SK3863) 29 House Sparrow, 35 Goldfinch
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Jay, 12 Little Egret, 3 Goosander, 69 Pochard
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK3337) 13 Goosander, 18 Moorhen, 2 Teal

• Barlow (SK3474) 1 Kestrel, 10 Redwing, 25 Lapwing
• Bonsall (SK2758) 150 Fieldfare
• Calver (SK2474) 45 Redwing
• Curbar (SK2574) 18 Fieldfare, 24 Redwing, 25 Brambling
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Foremark Res. (SK3323) 1 Glaucous Gull, 4 Caspian Gull
• Hilcote (SK462579) 1 Chiffchaff
• Matlock (SK301604) 1 Tawny Owl
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 15 Moorhen, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Little Owl
• Two Dales (SK2763) 2 Blackcap

• Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 1 Goldfinch, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen, 1 Starling, 18 Wood Pigeon, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 4 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing
• Belper (SK3547) 1 Blackcap
• Hoo Moor (SK0077) 40 Brambling, 8 Crossbill
• Long Eaton GP (SK5132) 2 Whooper Swan
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Kestrel, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Redwing, 2 Buzzard, 4 Fieldfare
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Rook, 3 Goosander, 9 Long-tailed Tit
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Dunlin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Common Gull, 4 Goldeneye, 6 Water Rail

• Chellaston (SK375308) 1 Buzzard
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK393340) 1 Water Rail
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine

• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) 26 Snipe
• Big Moor (SK2776) 3 Red Grouse, 50 Lesser Redpoll
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Water Rail, 15 Snipe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, 207 Cormorant, 4 Pochard
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Gladwin's Mark (SK3066) 100 Black-headed Gull, 100 Starling, 300 Lapwing
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 4 Goosander, 58 Herring Gull
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Jay, 300 Fieldfare, 4 Grey Partridge
• Shardlow (SK432308) 7 Grey Partridge
• Sheldon (SK1769) 400 Starling
• Shillito Wood (SK295756) 30 Brambling
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 100 Redwing, 2 Yellowhammer, 30 Fieldfare, 70 Skylark
• Stockley (SK467664) 2 Goosander
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Short-eared Owl

• Chaddesden (SK373361) 2 Kestrel
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 1 Peregrine
• Clay Cross (SK3963) 1345 Black-headed Gull
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Goosander
• Edensor (SK2569) 20 Brambling
• Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 100 Teal, 12 Mallard, 14 Wood Pigeon, 19 Greylag Goose, 19 Wigeon, 2 Cormorant, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Kestrel, 23 Canada Goose, 3 Moorhen, 5 Linnet, 6 Dunnock, 65 Redwing, 7 Coot
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Long-tailed Tit
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 9 Greenfinch
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 2 Whooper Swan
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 11 Snipe, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Mute Swan, 192 Wigeon, 2 Buzzard, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Kingfisher, 200 Fieldfare, 21 Teal, 218 Tufted Duck, 22 Cormorant, 23 Gadwall, 253 Coot, 30 Little Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 55 Pochard, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Goosander, 9 Goldeneye, 9 Shoveler
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Sparrowhawk
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Song Thrush
• Shipley View Lagoon (SK4444) 1 Jay, 1 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting
• Spondon (SK4036) 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Grey Heron, 211 Black-headed Gull, 36 Lapwing, 39 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, 7 Moorhen, 8 Pied Wagtail, 94 Teal
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 4 Raven
• Etwall (SK2631) 1 Rose-coloured Starling
• Holmgate (SK3863) 23 House Sparrow
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shoveler, 43 Pochard, 5 Common Gull
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 53 Tufted Duck, 65 Canada Goose
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Great Crested Grebe, 120 Canada Goose, 24 Fieldfare, 45 Wigeon
• Pools Brook CP (SK4373) 1 Pink-Footed Goose
• Priestcliffe (SK1372) 200 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) 1 Cormorant, 164 Wigeon, 18 Tufted Duck, 27 Mute Swan, 319 Coot, 5 Goosander, 5 Pochard, 53 Black-headed Gull, 66 Gadwall, 9 Moorhen, 9 Shoveler
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 2 Stonechat
• Stockley (SK4667) 1 Grey Wagtail, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goosander, 8 Siskin
• Troway (SK3879) 300 Pink-Footed Goose
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Kestrel, 113 Greylag Goose, 2 Buzzard, 2 Coot, 2 Gadwall, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Wigeon, 9 Goosander

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Red-necked Grebe, 2 Goosander
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock, 2 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 285 Cormorant, 6 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Snipe, 15 Pochard, 15 Teal, 5 Shoveler
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Mistle Thrush
• Shipley (SK4444) 18 Reed Bunting

• Arkwright Town (SK4270) 2 Barn Owl
• Combs Res. (SK049796) 9 Snipe
• Crowhole (SK3374) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch
• Hilton (SK2430) 1 Barn Owl
• Rowsley (SK2565) 1 Blackcap
• Scarcliffe (SK4968) 1 Barn Owl
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Pink-Footed Goose, 12 Snipe, 60 Greylag Goose

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Kingfisher, 154 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 3 Snipe, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Mute Swan, 61 Teal, 8 Mallard, 9 Moorhen
• Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 1 Great Tit, 1 Moorhen, 1 Reed Bunting, 20 Wood Pigeon
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 1 Whooper Swan
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Goosander, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 9 Fieldfare, 9 Long-tailed Tit
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Glaucous Gull, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

• Ashbourne (SK1746) 1 Nuthatch
• Stockley (SK4667) 1 Kingfisher, 6 Goosander

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 3 Goldeneye, 3 Redshank, 4 Willow Tit, 6 Gadwall, 8 Tree Sparrow
• Chee Dale (SK1072) 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Dipper, 2 Goosander
• Church Wilne (SK4531) 4 Whooper Swan
• Kirk Langley (SK2838) 1 Blackcap
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3735) 7 Song Thrush
• Shelton Lock (SK3731) 1 Blackcap
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 5 Mistle Thrush

• Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 3 Ring-necked Parakeet
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver
• Chellaston (SK3730) 2 Blackcap
• Kinder Scout (SK0888) 35 Pink-Footed Goose
• St Chad's Water (SK4431) 1 Great White Egret
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Pink-Footed Goose

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver
• Coal Aston (SK3679) 1 Sparrowhawk
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 11 Mute Swan, 2 Little Egret, 2 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 5 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler, 86 Wigeon
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) 12 Tufted Duck, 16 Common Gull, 16 Pochard, 202 Wigeon, 46 Gadwall, 7 Shoveler
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 1 Reed Bunting, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer, 20 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 9 Long-tailed Tit
• St Chad's Water (SK4431) 1 Little Egret, 14 Goosander, 22 Wigeon, 3 Goosander, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 38 Tufted Duck, 8 Gadwall
• Stanley Common (SK4142) 1 Willow Tit
• Stockley (SK4667) 1 Cormorant, 13 Goosander, 20 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Bullfinch
• Trent Meadows (SK5032) 2 Blackcap
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Ruff

• Clay Cross (SK3963) 7 Cormorant
• Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Pink-Footed Goose, 205 Teal, 42 Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 65 Greylag Goose
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 29 Pochard, 6 Common Gull, 6 Reed Bunting, 7 Cetti's Warbler
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK335374) 2 Little Egret
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Kestrel

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Skylark, 10 Fieldfare, 13 Snipe, 200 Redwing, 25 Meadow Pipit, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3250 Wood Pigeon, 6 Grey Wagtail, 8 Stock Dove
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Little Egret, 342 Cormorant, 5 Goldeneye
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Kingfisher, 11 Goosander, 4 Cormorant
• Shipley (SK4444) 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Water Rail, 41 Snipe
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) 1 Coal Tit, 1 Robin, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, 2 Magpie, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Dunnock, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 7 Wood Pigeon, 8 House Sparrow
• Two Dales (SK2864) 1 Mute Swan, 40 Mallard, 69 Mandarin
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Grey Heron, 10 Goosander, 110 Greylag Goose, 144 Canada Goose, 17 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Wigeon, 228 Black-headed Gull, 28 Herring Gull

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret, 1 Shoveler, 112 Black-headed Gull, 19 Teal, 20 Mallard, 3 Snipe, 7 Moorhen, 8 Redwing
• Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 11 Moorhen, 31 Shoveler
• Dove Holes (SK0778) 21 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goosander
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Peregrine, 8 Goosander
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Goldeneye, 1 Pink-Footed Goose, 11 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Pochard, 6 Gadwall, 63 Coot, 66 Greylag Goose
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 2 Goosander, 2 Mandarin, 3 Cormorant, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 80 Black-headed Gull
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK33376) 1 Little Egret
• Midway (SK3020) 10 Tree Sparrow
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) 10 Gadwall, 110 Coot, 130 Wigeon, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Shoveler, 29 Mute Swan, 3 Cormorant, 30 Redwing
• Staveley SF (SK4476) 1 Barn Owl, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 120 Redwing, 40 Goldfinch
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 176 Lapwing, 23 Tufted Duck, 3 Grey Heron, 33 Gadwall, 36 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Water Rail, 6 Pochard, 6 Shoveler
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Grey Heron, 137 Lapwing, 154 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 231 Teal, 5 Goosander, 79 Greylag Goose, 8 Snipe

• Bradley (SK2245) 2 Teal, 24 Mallard, 3 Mandarin
• Bradley Dam (SK2245) 10 Coot, 3 Moorhen
• Calver (SK2474) 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 10 Goosander
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Sparrowhawk
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 1 Gadwall, 1 Mandarin, 2 Goosander, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 33 Tufted Duck, 63 Canada Goose
• Shardlow (SK4330) 1 Brambling, 200 Fieldfare, 30 Starling, 60 Redwing, 8 Chaffinch
• Staveley (SK4374) 2 Mistle Thrush
• Two Dales (SK2864) 180 Wood Pigeon
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Goldeneye, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 20 Shoveler, 4 Raven, 5 Snipe, 6 Common Gull, 6 Pochard
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 104 Greylag Goose, 151 Teal, 152 Canada Goose, 167 Black-headed Gull, 175 Lapwing, 2 Tufted Duck, 220 Mallard, 4 Goosander, 6 Shoveler

 

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November 2018 highlights

If November is normally a quieter month for birding, then this year produced lots of variety and interest. Great White Egrets were seen at seven locations and, unusually, the Black-necked Grebe at Long Eaton GP stayed almost all month and so was available for anyone with a little patience.

Whooper Swans and Pink-footed Geese continued to pass through the county, together with good counts of more common species. A Rough-legged Buzzard was an excellent find but, like a Black Redstart, a Hooded Crow and two Bearded Tits, would have delighted a wider audience had it stayed longer.

Plenty of variety in the waders, with the prospect of wintering Ruff again, whilst there was lots for gullwatchers too, albeit that the only white-winged gull was a cooperative Glaucous Gull which pleased many.

Bramblings arrived in good numbers, including one huge flock of 1500, Common Crossbills were found,and we await confirmation that our first Waxwings of the winter have been seen

Bryan Barnacle